This talk looks into the history of the camera from the 1840’s onwards within the context of the rise of smartphone sales’ and consequent decrease in standalone camera sales, , thus revealing the ongoing process of technological obfuscation. This pattern of blackboxing what in reality is a simple mechanism, besides naturalizing cultural and social biases, stiffles evolution and prevents the reappropriation of this technology by a wider group of individuals.

Thu 2 Feb: Serge Onnen – It’s Always Darkest Before it Becomes Totally Black/live versionThe artist brings his installation to life with a talk and some animation and music by a Chinese artist from the Rotterdam area.